FOWC with Fandango: Subtle

It happened again. I am sure that every time I take the car for a ride someone sends a signal, she’s coming, let’s give her a surprise.

This time I was on my way home from the vet: my cat on the back seat in the car and Mr. Swiss sitting next to Tabby to reassure her. We were on the final stretch and I heard it, The “doo-da, doo-da” of the ambulance somewhere. Was it approaching me or coming from behind, I had no idea and Mr. Swiss was telling me not to drive so slow. I was slowing down in preparation, but he is a man and does not realise the thoughts going through a female head.

It was then I saw it, flashing lights and the emergency horn, the complete show and it was closing up on me from behind. With quick thinking and versatility I noticed there was a side street approaching, empty, so I subtly moved to one side into the edge of the street and the ambulance passed by. Afterwards it cut across the road and stopped at the senior citizens home opposite, just around the corner from my place. I seem to be collecting excitement on the road lately. I just hope it was nothing serious. I happen to know someone in that senior residence.

I know, it’s scary, isn’t it? It happened to me in Paignton, Devon, in the night, when I drove alone, returning from a late-working day. I heard a unknown sound, several times, and I looked around to see if there was a special event going on. Then I saw people standing in front of their homes and it seemed, they were looking at me. I got really nervous and only then I looked in my back-mirror, where, horror, o horror, a strange police car followed me and ‘horned’ this booming und unbeknown sound. It was to tell me that I had to move aside and although (eventually) did this, I was so scared afterwards that I couldn’t drive on….. Had to wait for my knees to stop trempling and dry my hands off on my trousers. Subtle it was not!

Women’s March 2017

Originally a cockney from the East End of London. Arrived in Switzerland 46 years ago and due to meeting Mr. Swiss, I am still here. Mother of two sons, have been adopted by 3 cats. Worked 30 years as an export clerk for a Swiss machine tool company and am now retired. Like to go for walks with my camera and write blogs, flash fiction, poems to make life interesting. Speak fluent German/Swiss German, French, Italian and some Russian. Mother tongue: still cockney english.

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51 Shades of Blog

Being honest the title is based on a remark made on one of my blogs by a supporter.
"You always turn a topic inside out and on its head" were words also applied by a visitor to one of my blogs. I think she hit the nail on the head.

Prompts are there to act on, not just tell everyone what you had for lunch or your likes and dislikes. I trust that on my blog you find something spiced with humour. Mr. Swiss, my other half, has been known to say that not everyone always understands my humour (I do not always understand his).

Blogging is for me coupled with having fun. I do what I want to and not what I have to.

Disclaimer: Not reponsible for any spelling or grammatical mistakes. I do my best, but having two langugages revolving in my brain (yes, I have one), sometimes the result is more bi- than unilingual.

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